理查德（詹姆斯·伍兹 James Woods 饰）是一位职业摄影师，每日，他穿梭于世界各地，寻找能够为他带来经济效益的摄影题材。在行业里浸淫已久的他明白，那些美好的，善良的事物无法吸引人们的注意，唯有暴力、恐怖和灾难能够为他带来机遇。 就这样，理查德和朋友们来到了烽火连天的萨尔瓦多，让理查德没有想到的是，展现在他眼前的，竟然完全是一副人间地狱的惨象。纵使是阅历丰富的理查德，也无法忍受这里发生的点点滴滴，心灰意冷的他决定离开。就在这个节骨眼上，一位名叫玛利亚（艾尔皮迪娅·卡里洛 Elpidia Carrillo 饰）的美丽女子出现在了理查德的生命力，在爱情和事业之间，理查德会做出怎样的选择？
16世纪英格兰饱受内战的困扰，普通百姓与保皇党的抗争延续了数年，这场战争诱导了人民崇尚迷信，人们内心中的邪念就此被唤醒......
故事围绕记者斯蒂芬·安德伍德(帕蒂弗饰)展开，震惊世人的卡廷惨案22000余波兰人被残忍杀害，在安德伍德的抽丝剥茧中，发现事件实则为斯大林指使，并非纳粹所谓。影片正在英国西米德兰兹拍摄中。
A murderous religious cult is way-laying travellers and stealing goods in nineteenth century India. As the disappearances mount and trade becomes difficult, the British East India Company is forced to act. But they give the job to an upper-class officer completely out-of-touch with the country rather than the obvious candidate who has been in India for years and well understands the people and culture.
The movie chronicles the events of history's man of mystery, Rasputin. Although not quite historically accurate and little emphasis is put on the politics of the day, Rasputin's rise to power and eventual assassination are depicted in an attempt to explain his extraordinary power and influence.